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JOHNNY TAYLOR JR. IS AN AMERICAN COMEDIAN, ACTOR, AND PODCASTER KNOWN FOR HIS RAZOR-SHARP WIT, COMPELLING STORYTELLING, AND DYNAMIC PERFORMANCES ACROSS MULTIPLE MEDIUMS. HAILING FROM SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, JOHNNY HAS MADE A NAME FOR HIMSELF IN THE COMEDY WORLD, PERFORMING AT PRESTIGIOUS FESTIVALS LIKE SF SKETCHFEST, THE ALTERCATION COMEDY FESTIVAL, AND THE ASHEVILLE COMEDY FESTIVAL. JOHNNY'S DEBUT COMEDY ALBUM TANGLED UP IN PLAID GARNERED SIGNIFICANT ATTENTION ON THE ITUNES CHARTS, AND HIS SOPHOMORE RELEASE, BUMMIN' WITH THE DEVIL, SOARED TO #1 ON BOTH AMAZON AND ITUNES, CEMENTING HIS STATUS AS A RISING STAR. HE REGULARLY TOURS WITH COMEDY LEGEND BRIAN POSEHN AND MAKES FREQUENT APPEARANCES ON DOUG BENSON'S DOUG LOVES MOVIES PODCAST. BEYOND STAND-UP, JOHNNY HAS SHOWCASED HIS TALENTS AS AN ACTOR, BRINGING DEPTH AND HUMOR TO EVERY ROLE HE TAKES ON. WHETHER IN INDEPENDENT FILMS OR LIVE PERFORMANCES, HIS PRESENCE ON SCREEN REFLECTS THE SAME SHARP COMEDIC SENSIBILITY THAT DRIVES HIS STAND-UP. AS A POD-CASTER, JOHNNY CO-HOSTS THE AEW-SOME POD, A POPULAR WRESTLING PODCAST THAT COMBINES HIS LOVE FOR PRO WRESTLING WITH COMEDY. A VERSATILE PERFORMER WITH AN EYE FOR BOTH HUMOR AND NARRATIVE, JOHNNY ALSO TEACHES STORYTELLING CLASSES AT THE PUNCH LINE IN SACRAMENTO, SHARING HIS EXPERTISE WITH ASPIRING COMICS. WITH A CAREER SPANNING COMEDY CLUBS, THEATERS, PODCASTS, AND ACTING ROLES, JOHNNY TAYLOR JR. CONTINUES TO PUSH CREATIVE BOUNDARIES AND CAPTIVATE AUDIENCES ACROSS THE BOARD.Other Events
Ladies Night!
at Velveeta RoomTHE LADIES NIGHT COMEDY SHOW IS A LIVE, ADULTS-ONLY SHOWCASE EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 9:00 FEATURING LOCAL AND NATIONALLY-TOURING COMICS AT THE ICONIC VELVEETA ROOM, AUSTIN'S LONGEST-RUNNING COMEDY CLUB. FULL BAR, WITH INDOOR SEATING! TICKETS: TICKETS MAY BE PURCHASED ONLINE THROUGH EVENTBRITE OR AT THE DOOR ON THE NIGHT OF THE SHOW. ADMISSION IS $10. LARGE GROUP PACKAGES: DISCOUNTED TICKET PACKAGES ARE AVAILABLE FOR GROUPS OF 15 OR MORE. EMAIL IZZYBURGERCOMEDY@GMAIL.COM OR @DANCEFORGRANDMA ON IG FOR INQUIRIES.
Austin All-Stars!
at Velveeta RoomTHE AUSTIN COMEDY SCENE IS EXPLODING, WITH COMEDIANS FROM ALL OVER THE NATION FLOCKING TO OUR CITY. THE VELV IS THE LONGEST-RUNNING COMEDY CLUB IN TOWN, SHOWCASING THE BEST COMICS AUSTIN HAS TO OFFER FOR OVER 37 YEARS! EVERY THURSDAY AT 8:30 WE ASSEMBLE AN ALL-STAR GROUP OF COMICS THAT YOU'VE SEEN ON SXSW, THE MOONTOWER COMEDY FESTIVAL, AND MORE! THESE LINEUPS HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY CURATED, FEATURING A GOOD MIX OF ESTABLISHED HEADLINERS AND THE HOTTEST UP-AND-COMING COMICS IN TOWN. WITH THE LATEST UPTICK OF FAMOUS COMICS MOVING TO AUSTIN, YOU NEVER KNOW WHO MAY DROP IN UNANNOUNCED! THE VELVEETA ROOM HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PRESENCE IN THE LOCAL COMEDY SCENE, HELPING FOSTER TALENT FOR NEARLY FOUR DECADES. IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING CITY, WE EMBRACE THE NEW TALENT THAT HAS EMERGED HERE, WHILE STILL PROUDLY REMAINING A SYMBOL OF OLD AUSTIN. COME START YOUR WEEKEND A LITTLE EARLY AT THE VELV!
Avery Moore
at Velveeta RoomAVERY MOORE IS A SAN ANTONIO-BORN, AWARD WINNING AUSTIN-BASED COMEDIAN, WRITER, VOICE ACTOR, AND RADIO PERSONALITY. HER COMEDY HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS “WHIMSICAL” AND ALSO “LIKE A SHARK MOVING THROUGH WATER.” LOL. NO, FOR REAL. AVERY’S JOKES BOUND WIDLEY ACROSS TIME AND TOPIC (SHIRLEY TEMPLE, ANYONE?) WHILE BEING SO HYPER-SPECIFICALLY UNIQUE THAT AVERY’S FRIEND AARON BROOKS SAID, “NO ONE COULD EVER RETELL THEM.” AVERY PERFORMS AT FANTASTIC FEST, SXSW, THE MOONTOWER COMEDY FESTIVAL, ODDITY FESTIVAL AND WAS SELECTED AS A NEW FACE 2018 AT THE MONTRÉAL JUST FOR LAUGHS FESTIVAL. SHE’S APPEARED ON PBS, AMAZON PRIME, SHUDDER, DOUG LOVES MOVIES, AND HAS TOURED WITH SOME OF THE GREATS: LOUIE ANDERSON, MARTHA KELLY, PAT DEAN, AND THE EMMY AWARD WINNING JOE MANDE (WAY 2 GO JOE). IN 2016, SHE AND HER FRIEND AND FELLOW COMEDIAN, JAKE FLORES, GOT TATTOOS OF DALE GRIBBLE (REST IN PEACE JOHNNY HARDWICK) AND HANK HILL. IN 2023, SHE AND FLORES STARTED A KING OF THE HILL PODCAST CALLED THAT’S MY PODCAST, I DON’T KNOW YOU, BECAUSE THEY ARE FROM TEXAS AND ALSO MOTHER NATURE. AVERY WAS NAMED BEST STAND UP COMIC IN AUSTIN IN 2018 AND 2024 BY THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE BEST OF READERS POLL, AND IS ONE HALF OF BELOVED AUSTIN COMEDY DUO AND MUSIC VIDEO DARLINGS, THE MCCUEWANS. HER DEBUT ALBUM “AVERY MOORE LIVE AT THE BALLROOM” WAS RELEASED IN 2023, AND HER FIRST SPECIAL PREMIERED AT THE 2025 MOONTOWER COMEDY FESTIVAL. “IT’S CIRCULAR. IT’S LIKE A CAROUSEL. YOU PAY THE QUARTER, YOU GET ON THE HORSE, IT GOES UP AND DOWN, AND AROUND.” – KEVIN NEALON, HAPPY GILMORE (1996)
